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BrightSource Goes Even Bigger With CSP

BrightSource Goes Even Bigger With CSP

Eric Wesoff: August 6, 2011

A new 500-megawatt project using a 750-foot-tall central tower design

Can Solar Thermal (CSP) Compete With PV Panels at $1 per Watt?

Can Solar Thermal (CSP) Compete With PV Panels at $1 per Watt?

Eric Wesoff, Brett Prior: August 5, 2011

Absolutely, according to the CEO of BrightSource Energy

BrightSource Adds Storage to Its Solar Thermal CSP

BrightSource Adds Storage to Its Solar Thermal CSP

Eric Wesoff: August 3, 2011

IPO aspirant enhances its utility-scale concentrating solar power generation technology with crucial storage component.

Will It Be Jobs and Renewables or Private Rights and Aesthetics in Antelope Valley?

Will It Be Jobs and Renewables or Private Rights and Aesthetics in Antelope Valley?

Herman K. Trabish: August 3, 2011

In the fight for wind and sun by First Solar and NextEra Energy, what will become of the lives in the balance?

$10 Billion Solar Funding Tsunami

$10 Billion Solar Funding Tsunami

Eric Wesoff: August 1, 2011

SunPower, First Solar, SolarCity, ClearPath, Soitec, Borrego, FRV, Cogentrix, Amonix and 25 solar startups raised big money in the last three months.

Stat of the Week: Ten-Cent Solar, Market Price Referents

Stat of the Week: Ten-Cent Solar, Market Price Referents

Eric Wesoff: July 22, 2011

Solar developers’ bids have to beat $0.108 per kilowatt-hour to win work with utilities in California.

Guest Post: Coal to Solar, Part II

Guest Post: Coal to Solar, Part II

Dan Hoffman: July 21, 2011

Solar installer Dan Hoffman responds to comments made about his first article for putting solar on Kentucky coal mines and provides some new data.

PG&E Awards 50 MW in PPAs to Recurrent, FRV, Westlands

PG&E Awards 50 MW in PPAs to Recurrent, FRV, Westlands

Eric Wesoff: July 20, 2011

Utility-scale solar in the U.S. is real and coming on strong.

Will Summit Talks Save Solar Ranch One?

Will Summit Talks Save Solar Ranch One?

Herman K. Trabish: July 20, 2011

As the September 30 deadline looms on federal loans, can First Solar find common ground with its neighbors?

Soltas and the Superhuman Solar Installer League

Soltas and the Superhuman Solar Installer League

Michael Kanellos: July 18, 2011

Can a holding company turn local installers into a 1 GW powerhouse?

Hawaii Goes Big in Solar With SolarCity, SET, More

Hawaii Goes Big in Solar With SolarCity, SET, More

Eric Wesoff: July 15, 2011

Some of the largest solar projects on the islands at 4 MW, 2 MW, and 3.5 MW

Petra Solar of New Jersey Goes to Petra, Jordan

Petra Solar of New Jersey Goes to Petra, Jordan

Eric Wesoff: July 13, 2011

The 170-employee startup is installing one megawatt per month. New Jersey today, Jordan tomorrow.

Thin Film Solar: The Market That Isn’t

Thin Film Solar: The Market That Isn’t

Eric Wesoff: July 12, 2011

What makes a market? First Solar, Stion, and Solyndra discuss issues in thin film solar and the obstacles to standardization.

Solar Frontier CIS PV Panels Charging the Nissan Leaf

Solar Frontier CIS PV Panels Charging the Nissan Leaf

Eric Wesoff: July 11, 2011

Zero-emissions cars powered by zero-emission power plants